Business Partner People and Culture/Senior Advisor

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE

• People & Culture Business Partner + Senior Advisor
• Two opportunities to join a high impact, fast paced P&C team at MBIE
• Wellington based | Fixed term opportunities 
• Salary range: $118,390-$143,639 - Business Partner + KiwiSaver + Wellness Benefits
• Salary range: $101,911-$121,196 - Senior Advisor + KiwiSaver + Wellness Benefits

Tēnei tūranga - About the Role:

Are you an experienced HR generalist who thrives on variety, pace, and solving real people challenges?

Do you love coaching leaders, building capability, and providing grounded, practical advice that helps teams get on with their mahi? If you get energy from being “in it” - supporting managers, navigating complex situations, and keeping work moving - you’ll enjoy being part of our team.

We’re recruiting for two roles within our busy portfolio:

• Business Partner (4 month fixed term)
• Senior Advisor (fixed term until 30 June 2027)

These roles sit at the heart of our day to day P&C delivery, working closely with leaders and teams to support great people outcomes across MBIE.

Why these roles matter:

Our team supports a diverse and complex part of the organisation. Whether you’re guiding leaders through tricky people matters, helping shape change activity, supporting performance conversations, or jumping between competing priorities, you’ll be a trusted go to for all things People & Culture.

These roles are all about:

• Building capability and confidence in our people leaders
• Offering solid, credible, workable HR advice
• Solving problems - big and small - with good judgement and calm thinking
• Navigating a wide range of generalist scenarios
• Helping embed consistent P&C practices across MBIE

If you enjoy rolling up your sleeves, working alongside leaders, and being part of a supportive team that has each other’s backs, you’ll fit right in.

Ngā pukenga me ngā wheako e hiahiatia ana -

Skills and Experience Required
 

• Solid HR generalist expertise across key HR disciplines
• Confidence working with ER matters
• Strong relationship building and communication skills
• Sound judgement and the ability to make good calls in real time
• A coaching mindset and a genuine interest in helping leaders grow
• Problem solving ability and the resilience to juggle competing demands
• A collaborative, team first attitude
• Experience in change processes and an understanding of organisational dynamics
• Must have the legal right to live and work in New Zealand

Ētahi kōrero mō MBIE - About MBIE:

MBIE's goal is to create a resilient and high-performing economy that delivers real and ongoing quality of life for all New Zealanders.

We do this by working with others to create an environment that supports businesses to be more productive and internationally competitive, enables all New Zealanders to participate in the economy through improved job opportunities and by working to ensure quality housing is more affordable.

People are at the heart of our mahi, our way of working is guided by our values which shape our behaviours.

• Mahi Tahi – Better Together
• Māia – Bold and brave
• Pae Kahurangi – Build our Future
• Pono Me Te Tika – Own It

Our aspirations are echoed in our Māori identity – Hīkina Whakatutuki – which broadly means ‘lifting to make successful'.

MBIE recognises the partnership founded under Te Tiriti o Waitangi between Māori and the Crown and is committed to giving effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi. We will do this through enduring, meaningful and effective partnerships with iwi, Māori, other Māori groups/organisations and the Crown, as this is critical to enable economic and social development, both for Māori and for wider Aotearoa New Zealand. We are committed to continuing to partner with iwi in order to find new sustainable solutions to address long standing systemic and cross-cutting issues facing Māori and wider Aotearoa New Zealand and we are also committed to identifying opportunities for iwi to lead and creating an enabling environment for iwi to leverage these opportunities.

E mōhio ana a Hīkina Whakatutuki i puea ake te kōtuinga I waenganui i a ngāi Māori me te Karauna i Te Tiriti o Waitangi, ā, kei te whai ia ki te whakaū ake i Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Mā te whai kiko o ngā kōtuinga ahungaroa o ngāi wi, o ngāi Māori, me ētahi atu rōpū Māori ki te Karauna, katutuki tēnei. He āhuatanga nui tēnei e āhei ai ngā mahi whanaketanga ā-ohanga, ā-pāpori hoki ki a ngāi Māori me Aotearoa whānui. E whai tonu ana mātou ki te kōtui atu ki ngā iwi mō te rapu huarahi hou ki te whakaara i ngā kaupapakua roa nei e tāmi ana i a ngāi Māori me Aotearoa whānui, ā, e whai ana hoki ki te tautohu i ngā āheinga kōkiritanga mā ngā iwi, me te tautoko i ngā iwi kia whai mana ake ai ēnei āheinga.

Me pēhea te tono - How to Apply:

Click here to view a position description Senior Advisor. 

Click here to view a position description Business Partner. 

When you are ready to apply please send a CV and cover letter telling us why you're the perfect fit for this role.

Please state in your cover letter which position you are applying for.

All applications must be submitted via our online process.

We can't wait to hear from you!

Email Sarah Hutcheson at sarah.hutcheson@mbie.govt.nz quoting ref MBIE/19239 if you have any further questions.

Applications close on Wednesday 1 April 2026